Chariot of Fire wrote:What are they propping his left leg up with, a couple of house bricks?

Because they're planning to saw it off.

See the bottles on the right? Alcohol and possibly other drugs to dull the pain and keep him relatively still. He's tied to the table, there's a tourniquet on his left leg (the one that's propped up), in the lower left corner you can see scissors, a knife and a saw (for getting through the bone).

I don't know what movie it's from though.

saxitoxin wrote:Your position is more complex than the federal tax code. As soon as I think I understand it, I find another index of cross-references, exceptions and amendments I have to apply.

Chariot of Fire wrote:It's got a very 70s look about it. That hideous stairwell, the hippie bedspread, the guy's haircut.

It was filmed in the 70's but the actual story is set towards the end of the American Civil War.

MeDeFe wrote:

Chariot of Fire wrote:What are they propping his left leg up with, a couple of house bricks? .....He doesn't look like a willing patient - strapped down for a wound that he got falling off a bicycle.

Because they're planning to saw it off.See the bottles on the right? Alcohol and possibly other drugs to dull the pain and keep him relatively still. He's tied to the table, there's a tourniquet on his left leg (the one that's propped up), in the lower left corner you can see scissors, a knife and a saw (for getting through the bone).

Yep they are about to chop his leg off without his knowledge/consent. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorened!

jonesthecurl wrote:Don't eat the 'shrooms!

Something tells me you know this movie!

I'm surprised no one recognises the guy in the last pic (except Jonesy). Here's a clearer shot of him just after he finds out they lopped off his leg!: